Heterocheirodon

Heterocheirodon
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Actinopterygii
Division:	Teleostei
Order:	Characiformes
Family:	Characidae
Subfamily:	Cheirodontinae
Genus:	Heterocheirodon; L. R. Malabarba, 1998
Type species
	Odontostilbe yatai; Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992

Heterocheirodon is a genus of freshwater ray-finned fish, characins, belonging to the family Characidae. The fishes in this genus are found in South America, in Argentina, Brazil and Uruguay.

Species

Heterocheirodon contains the following valid species:

Heterocheirodon jacuiensis L. R. Malabarba & Bertaco, 1999
Heterocheirodon yatai (Casciotta, Miquelarena & Protogino, 1992)

References

Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Species in genus Heterocheirodon". FishBase. October 2011 version.

1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.

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[Cof_family-1] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Genera in the family Cheirodontinae". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.

[Cof_genus-2] 1 2 Fricke, Ron; Eschmeyer, William N. & van der Laan, Richard (eds.). "Species in the genus Heterocheirodon". Catalog of Fishes. California Academy of Sciences. Retrieved 27 September 2025.